Skip to content
Nach dem Markt sortiert Frida den Abfall in drei Tonnen. After the market, Frida sorts the waste into three bins.

noun · B2

der Abfall

[ˈapˌfal]

waste, rubbish

Learn This Word with Otti
Synonyms
der Müll

My Note

With an account, you keep your own note to every word: a memory trick, an example of your own, where you heard it. Create an account

Already have an account? Log in.

Other Examples

Grammar

Plural
die Abfälle In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? der Abfall die Abfälle
Für Kalle sind Gemüseschalen kein Abfall, sondern Dünger für den Garten. For Kalle, vegetable peelings aren't waste but fertiliser for the garden.
Accusative wen? was? den Abfall die Abfälle
Wohin bringst du den Abfall vom Picknick? Where are you taking the rubbish from the picnic?
Dative wem? dem Abfall den Abfällen
Genitive wessen? des Abfalls der Abfälle

How the Word Is Built

Ab prefix fall root

ab-
away, off: abfahren (to leave). Separable: Der Zug fährt ab.

Word family

der Abfalleimerabfallenfallen

In Otti's situations: Bruno saves food from the bin

Other Dictionaries

The dictionary opens here from its own site, which then sees your IP address. Nothing loads before you choose one.

Learn these words with Otti

A few minutes a day; Otti brings each word back right before you would forget it.